From GoldCore [6]
Gold And Silver Traders Reduce Long Positions Again
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Today’s AM fix was USD 1,577.50, EUR 1,213.28 and GBP 1,058.37 per ounce.
Friday’s AM fix was USD 1,577.00, EUR 1,204.18 and GBP 1,049.10per ounce.
Silver is trading at $28.91/oz, €22.32/oz and £19.50/oz. Platinum is trading at $1,600.75/oz, palladium at $772.00/oz and rhodium at $1,200/oz.
Gold was up $0.40 or 0.03% and closed Friday at $1,578.10/oz. Silver hit a high of $29.25 and finished +0.31%. For the week gold was up 0.16% and silver 1.33%.
Cross Currency Table – (Bloomberg) [8]
Hedge-fund managers and other large speculators decreased their net-long position in New York gold and silver futures last week (week ended March 5), according to U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data.
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Gold, 5 Years – (Bloomberg) [9]
Speculative long gold positions, or bets prices will rise, outnumbered short positions by 107,587 contracts on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, the CFTC said. Net-long positions fell by 9,012 contracts, or 8%, from a week earlier.
Gold futures rose last week, gaining 0.3%to $1,576.90 a troy ounce at Friday's close.
Miners, producers, jewelers and other commercial users were net-short 133,798 contracts, down 3,822 contracts, or 3%, from the previous week.
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Silver, 5 Years – (Bloomberg) [10]
Speculative long silver positions, or bets prices will rise, outnumbered short positions by 18,603 contracts on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, the CFTC reported. Net-long positions fell by 3,134 contracts, or 14%, from a week earlier.
Silver futures rose last week, gaining 1.6% to $28.95 a troy ounce at Friday's close.
Miners, producers, jewelers and other commercial users were net-short 29,183 contracts, down 1,703 contracts, or 6%, from the previous week.
The poor sentiment in the gold and silver market and the continuing decline in net long positions on the COMEX is bullish from a contrarian perspective.
Gold inches down as US jobs data weighs [11] - Reuters
Gold Advances for First Time in Three Days Amid China Concern [12] - Bloomberg
Faber, Stock Market Rally ‘Will End Badly’ Buy Gold [13] – Live Trading News
Gold Rises in Asia; Range Bound as Investors Await Cues [14] – Wall Street Journal
Video: Faber Warns: ‘Market Has Peaked Out’ - Gold Is 25% Of Portfolio [15] - CNBC
Video: Investors Say Silver Outshines Gold [16] - Bloomberg
Palladium Bucks Precious Metal Trend - Hits 18-Month High [17] – Zero Hedge
Gold And Silver Increased Odds For Rally - The Clock Is Ticking [18] – Market Oracle